Kerry Deaf Resource Centre Update 25.07.16

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BEST WISHES TO KDRC MANAGER WITH TRIP TO ETHIOPIA

We would like to extend our best wishes to our Manager, Willie White who is heading to Ethiopia from the 8th- 28th of August, to work with the Deaf communities in Ambo, Bahir Dar and Addis Ababa. This is Willie’s 4th volunteer trip to Africa, & his 3rd trip to Ethiopia.

While in Ethiopia, Willie will work with students & tutors in the Ambo Lazarist Deaf School (ALDS) which is supported by an Irish charity called the ‘Ethiopia Deaf Project’. This charity was established by Fr. Stephen Monaghan with support from the Vincentian Lay Missionaries (VLM).

Willie is also joining the team of ‘Visions Global Empowerment’ for the 1st time & will work with Deaf students in a number of school in Bahir Dar.

To learn more about Willie’s work in Ethiopia or to make a donation to this trip, you can go to https://www.gofundme.com/2016Ethiopia

ETHIOPIA DEAF PROJECT (EDP) TAMDEM JUMP FUNDRAISER

EDP is organising another exciting fundraiser with all proceeds going to the ALDS school in Ambo, Ethiopia.

The Tandem Jump will take place on Saturday, 24th of September. Each participant must raise a minimum of €450. The parachute club will receive €250 to cover the costs of the Tandem Jump & the remainder will go to EDP.

To register for the jump & get your information pack and sponsor card, go to

https://skydive4charity.ie/ethiopia-deaf-project/

 

DEAF EDUCATION CONFERENCE- PORTLAOISE 1st of OCTOBER 2016

A Deaf Education conference will take place on the 1st of October in the Heritage Hotel in Portlaoise. Although final preparations are ongoing, a number of presenters have now been confirmed. They include the following:

Dr. Markku Jokinen will be the first Keynote Speaker from the Deaf Community. He is the former President of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) 2003–2011. Markku was also elected as European Union of the Deaf (EUD) President in 2013.

Jaana Keski-Levijoki is also Deaf and a is a teacher in a school in Finland where there are deaf and CODA (Children of Deaf Adults) students in the ordinary class with hearing pupils.

Senator Mark Daly engages with and meets with members of the Deaf community on a regular basis providing a vital link with the Irish Government and Senate.

David Stanton (Minister for Equality and Integration), will address an important theme for the conference on the question of ‘Equality of access for our children to Education’.

Tanya Ward (CEO Children’s Rights Alliance), has a good insight into the Deaf community through her Deaf grandparents. Tanya assisted the Irish Deaf Society in compiling its dossier for a recent trip to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

For more information on the presenters and the conference, go to https://www.facebook.com/DeafEducationConference/

 

STARBUCKS OPENS ITS FIRST STORE WITH DEAF BARISTAS

Every so often, we like to bring you Deaf news from across the world. This time, it’s from Starbucks who recently opened its first store with Deaf baristas in the Bangsar district in Malaysia. From now on, coffee will be ordered in sign language. It is the first time the company has opened a store like this in the world.

If customers do not know sign language or basic gestures, employees can receive written orders. Each client is then assigned a number that flashes on a screen when their drink is ready.

Starbucks collaborated with the National Society of Interpreters for the Deaf to hire and train this unique team. A video with English subtitles can be seen at the following: https://www.facebook.com/StarbucksMalaysia/videos/vb.296802010332/10157130854835333/?type=2&theater

 

OUR CONTACT DETAILS:
Kerry Deaf Resource Centre.
4 Gas Tce, Tralee, Co. Kerry, IRELAND
V92 Y409

KDRC provides services to Deaf and hard of hearing people at county level
and contributes to national & international issues of equality, access and
rights.

Charity Number CHY20854
To donate, go to: https://www.gofundme.com/kerrydeafresource

Text: (+353) 87 633 4687
Tel: (+353) 66 712 0399
E-mail: [email protected]
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